One of the victims was a soldier killed in combat, authorities say

4:20 AM,
Jul. 11, 2013

James R. Jones, 42, is accused of ID theft and bank fraud.

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Bobby Allyn
| The Tennessean

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a 42-year-old former Army official on identity theft and bank fraud charges, saying he tried to obtain loans by using stolen identities of active-duty and deployed soldiers.

According to the indictment, James R. Jones, who was an assistant inspector general with the U.S. Army Office of Inspector General at Fort Campbell, illegally obtained Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other personal information of Army officers - some of whom were deployed in Afghanistan.

Authorities say one of his victims was a U.S. soldier who was killed in ...